WKU Engagement & Opportunities Officers
Under the direction of the President of Western Kentucky University, the Engagement & Opportunity Officers are responsible for providing vision, leadership, and counsel on efforts related to establishing diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the WKU community. In Fall, 2019, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership was reimagined and two officers, one from Academic Affairs and one from Enrollment and Students Experience, were appointed to champion a collaborative effort in envisioning the future of WKU. From this partnership, the Engagement & Opportunities Workgroup was formed and the #ONE WKU was born.
Director of Student Conduct & Institutional Opportunities
Enrollment and Student Experience
Email: michael.crowe@wku.edu
Mr. Michael P. Crowe, Jr. was named the first Director of The Office of Student Conduct (formerly Judicial Affairs) at Western Kentucky University on April 1, 2008. Mr. Crowe is a graduate of Western Kentucky University (1997 and 2000). Mr. Crowe has spent the last 21 years serving in many leadership aspects of the wide umbrella known as Student Affairs. In 1995 he joined the Residence Life Staff at WKU becoming an Assistant Hall Director on staff. In 2002 Mr. Crowe joined Virginia Tech, where he served as the Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs. Mr. Crowe next served as the Associate Director of Residence Life in 2003 for the Office of Housing and Residential Education at Vanderbilt University. His career in Student Affairs came full circle, when he rejoined the staff at WKU as the Director of Student Conduct.
Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness & Engagement
Academic Affairs
Email: molly.kerby@wku.edu
Dr. Molly Kerby (She/Her) is the Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness & Engagement at Western Kentucky University. Dr. Kerby also holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology and serves on disstertation committees in the EdD program. She received undergraduate degrees in sociology and environmental science and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) at Western Kentucky University. She went on to complete her PhD in Higher Education Administration at the University of Louisville.
Dr. Kerby’s research focuses primarily on theoretical predictive models of community and organizational change, particularly in areas related to higher education, civic engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Kerby has taught in higher education for over 25 years in various programs including sociology, public health, and gender & women's studies.
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